Using branches

[Charles Pope]

I am used to using CVSNT, which actually is reasonably intelligent with
branches and works well with repeated merges (unlike normal CVS).

I am looking at Mercurial and trying to understand how branches work within
a repository. I can see how to name a branch, but I don't understand how you
can switch between branches. I don't see a command to move to a different
branch. Once I have branches, what is the command to merge changes from one
branch into another? I have experimented, but the resultant file doesn't
seem to contain any merges.

Is it the case for branches that I really need multiple copies of the
repository representing the different branches?

Also, on a side note - is anyone aware of a visual front end like Tortoise
on Windows?

Thanks for any advice. I like the feel of mercurial, but I am not clear on
its day to day usage.

Charles
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